The National tribune., 1887-02-10

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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ] have read
Comado Frankenberry's article entitled
Hold the Fort" ] am surprised and some
what at a loss to know how 10 reply 10 the
statements therein made After the iall OF
Kenesaw, about June 10, ls64, Lieut.. W. IL
Sherry formerly in the Asbury GUARDS OF
Greencastle, Ind, 10th Ind, one year service
under Col Iiaokolman, but latterly OF the S1th
Iud1 myself as Sergeant. six hagmen ana
another party, j think Lieut.. Dunlop, oceu-
pied Kenesaw Mountain for about four OF i've
weeks. We went to the front with Gen. Dodge,
of the Sixteenth Corps, but at times were with
the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps, as needed.
We aided in those long marches from Hank 10
flank of Shermans line, which was ID miles
long in the shape of hali-moon, north 0i
Atlanta.
Lieut.. w. II. Sherry was great favorite in
the Tennessee Army, as his history will show
in the Signal Corps record, for his long service
discipline, morality aud his many acts OF braV-
ery he WAS with Gen. James B. Mcpherson
on that memorable 22d of july 1864.
After the tall of Atlanta when Hood moved
to the west and north, getting in Sherman
rear, we were ordered back 10 kenesaw Mount
aim our old home-20 miles from Atlanta 10
Marietta, and two miles thence little north
west Hood was now between Kenesaw Mount
ain and Allatoona Pass, distance Of not over
Ia miles. There were seven stations on hene-
saw al this time as the whole army, Iennes-
see Cumberland and Ohio, viii testify. Six
were temporary stations, and all had tents.
Our station was a little siX-by-eight hut sided
up with old weatherboarding, leaving the
south end open. i cannot say who built the
house; ii was a cheap affair.
While lood tVa a the north of us between
Kenesaw and Allatoona Pass, Gen. VIM. 4.
Sherman, on the 4th OF October 1864, came mp
on the mountain-a man not strange nor afraid
Of us, having known us from Nicksburg TO that
place. lie said on his arrival
Lieutenant can you get dispatch to Ala
t0ona?"
Answer: :" / can"
He Wrote--I give il almost verbatim:
HEADQUARTERS TENNESSEE ARMY, /
kENEsAM MOUNTAIN, GA, Oct. a. 1864.
Official ToGen.J. NJ. Corse, Rome, Ga. BY signals
20 AlRtoona thence by telegraph;
You will reinforce AllatoonR with one brigade,
and hold the works at all hazards.
W. 7. SHERMAN, Commanding.
This was ii o'clock a. m. In sending the
dispatch the numbers were called off by Lieut..
Sherry, aud tagged by our boys in a space OF
about IS minutes At o'clock that even
ing our man at the stationary glass said they
were calling ms. Lieut. Sherry, or one Of the
glass and received as follows:
AILATooNA, Ga, Oct 4, 1864
Ofhcinl: To Gen VIM. 7. Sherman, Kenesaw
Mountain, Ga;
lam here with one brigade, aud viii endeavor
90 hold the works. CoRsE.
Next morning il was somewhat foggy, and
wecOuld see nothing; butabout s a. m. we could
hear the cannonading and knew the battle wa'
on. At II m. the fog or smoke disappeared
when the cannOnading stopped, and the battle
ceased. We saw the signal flag 60 up, and re
ceiyed this:
To w. T. Sherman, Kenesaw Mountain, Ga:
have repulsed the enemy; the works are ours
am minus part OF my left ear and jaw but ear
whip ali hell yet NJ COEsE.
Some MAJOR and Brigadier- Generals, VIII,
were present, made some remarks about Corsei
style of a dispatch, Sherman only remarking
that he was worth more than some he haC
around him.
Once that day Gen. Sherman came to tht
hut, walking heavily. Lieut. Duulop was a
the glass taking an important dispatch. Think
ing IL one OF our boys who had tramped in, ht
said:
"Why IN HI don't you walk lighteri"
We winkcd at one another, and the General
then as quiet as a mouse, did not reply. Tn
Lieutenant having finished receiving the dis
patch, having much trouble 10 keep the glas
still, looked around and saw who he had beer
talking 10. He tried 10 apologize, but the Gen
eral said il was all right that it would hay
tried his patience, too.
What have told about this is no "fsl
story" The Tennessee Signal Corps were al
ways able 70 take care Of and attend 20 thei
own business. j will offer in proof of my state
ments Gen w. Il. Sherman, Col. Tourtellott
who was at AllatOona IN charge of the place
and also afterward one of Sherman's staff
and Gen Corse, now Postmaster of Boston
Lieut. Dunlop yet lives in Northern Indiana
There are many Of the boys and men Of both IN
Tennessee aud Cumberland Armies who kno,
that Nm. IA. Sherry sent that dispatch Com
rade Frankonberry and Lieut.. Fish 10 the cor
trary notwithstanding ]. Willard Brown, hi.
torian OF the United States Signal Corp
West Medford Mass. is apprised of the fac,
in the case The Signal Corps OF the Tenne.
sec Army petitioned the War Department /
be armed, and was the only Signal Corns
knew OF that was prepared TO 60 on the picke
line as they dad on many occasions. Wit
their Spencer carbines
Lieut.. Sherry was killed in FIRE at Greer
castle, Ind, since the war, while trying 10 say
property. He was buried with great honor b
the whole community. will refer you TO Col /,
G. Matson, his friend, schoolmate and conrad
and Member of COngress.--E A. JACKSON, G
i, LIST MINI; Co. q, 63d H.; u. S. Sign
Corps York, M.